Peter Gervaise Joseph Eyre (born 11 March 1942) is an American-born English actor. Eyre was born in New York City, the son of Dorothy Pelline (

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Acton) and Edward Joseph Eyre, a banker. He was sent to a public school in England at the age of 12, and has been based in the country ever since. Although offered a place at the

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at the age of 18, he studied acting in

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. His career in the theatre includes work with the

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(his professional debut), the Royal Shakespeare Company, the

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, and The Old Vic Theatre Company under the direction of

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.Kevin Quarmby blog: Interview with Peter Eyre, Richard II, Old Vic Theatre, London, September 2005
accessed 5 March 2016.

Filmography

*'' Having a Wild Weekend'' (1965) - Art Director (uncredited) *'' Julius Caesar'' (1970) - Cinna the Poet *'' The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes'' (1971, TV Series) - George Fitzwilliam *'' The Pied Piper'' (1972, by

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) - Priest *''

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'' (1974, by

Ken Russell Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films in the main were liberal adaptation ...

) - Otto Mahler *''

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'' (1975) - Jørgen Tesman *'' Luna'' (1979, by

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) - Edward *''

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'' (1981) - Casiodorus Rex *'' Maurice'' (1987, by

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) - Rev. Borenius *''

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'' (1988) - Gott *'' Mountains of the Moon'' (1990) - Norton Shaw *'' Let Him Have It'' (1991) - Humphreys *''

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'' (1992) - Pope *'' The Remains of the Day'' (1993, by

) - Lord Halifax *''

Princess Caraboo Mary Baker (née Willcocks; 11 November 1792 (alleged), Witheridge, Devonshire, England – 24 December 1864, Bristol, England) was an English impostor. Posing as the fictional Princess Caraboo, Baker pretended to come from a far-off island kin ...

'' (1994) - Lord Apthorpe *'' Surviving Picasso'' (1996, by

) - Sabartes *'' The Tango Lesson'' (1997, by

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) - English Tango Fan *'' Dangerous Beauty'' (1998) - The Doge *''

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'' (1998, TV Mini-Series) - Chief Physician *'' Friends'' (1998, TV Series) - the registrar *''

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'' (1999, TV Series) - Leonard Pike (in S2:E2 “Strangler’s Wood”) *''

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'' (1999, TV Movie) - Frogface Footman *'' The Golden Bowl'' (2000, by

) - A.R. Jarvis, Shopkeeper *''

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'' (2001) - Lord Hallsham *'' The Affair of the Necklace'' (2001) - Monsieur Bassenge *'' The Situation'' (2006) - U.S. Ambassador *'' Shadows in the Sun'' (2009) - Jonathan / 'Prospero'

References

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